Re: Guess what I saw boot on a CD

Klaus Knopper wrote:

>On Fri, Jul 23, 2004 at 10:56:01AM -0500, Donn Washburn wrote:
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>>Hey KNOPPIX Group;
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>>I think MS is trying to use a KNOPPIX type bootable XP.  A MS Guy has 
>>made a bootable CD.  Take a look via a search engine "pe_builder".  It 
>>is a bootable XP version with repair tools.
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Bart says it is NOT a MS product.

>Actually, to my understanding, it copies a small version of ONE SPECIFIC
>Windows installation to CD-R, and this version will only run on that specific
>PC, otherwise it would violates the MS Eula anyways. It is more bootable rescue
>system for one single installation than a self-configuring system.
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I made one, and following the process I had to copy all the files from 
my Windows XP Pro cd to a directory, then had to apply the SP1 to them.  
I used the cd to boot multiple computers at different times and it 
worked on all of them.

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Bill Eastman
KE5ASU